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Released 22 years ago.
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The Scarlet Letter
"Sex. Lies. Murder."
2004 1h 55m KO
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6.4TMDB Β· 49
ThrillerMysteryCrimeRomance
Synopsis
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A cop's desire for love gets in the way of his job and his professional life. Secret love affairs begin to dangerously collide as he gets assigned to a new homicide case.
βSex. Lies. Murder.β
Cast
Han Suk-kyu
Lee Ki-hoon
Lee Eun-ju
Choi Ga-hee
Sung Hyun-ah
Ji Kyung-hee
Uhm Ji-won
Han Su-hyun
Kim Jin-geun
Jung Myung-sik
Choi Gyu-hwan
Detective Choi
Do Yong-gu
President Han
Jung Yoon-seo
Madame
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Byun Hyuk
- Writers
- Kang Hyun-joo, Byun Hyuk, Kim Young-ha
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Byun Hyuk, shot by Choi Hyeon-gi. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Lee Jae-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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AWARDS
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Editor Hahm Sung-won shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Han Suk-kyu and Lee Eun-ju and Sung Hyun-ah carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Sex. Lies. Murder.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0427411 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 49 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Byun Hyuk directs. Choi Hyeon-gi behind the camera. Lee Jae-jin scores. Hahm Sung-won cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 22 years ago.
- 2Directed by Byun Hyuk, shot by Choi Hyeon-gi. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Lee Jae-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Hahm Sung-won shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Han Suk-kyu and Lee Eun-ju and Sung Hyun-ah carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Sex. Lies. Murder.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0427411 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 49 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Choi Hyeon-gi
- Original score
- Lee Jae-jin
- Editing
- Hahm Sung-won
- Makeup / hair
- Heo Jeong-im
- Stunt coordinator
- Won Jin
- Runtime
- 115 min Β· 1h 55m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- KO
Also by
Byun Hyuk
Production companies
Who made it
- LJ
LJ Film
KR
Showbox
KR
Key crew
- Stunt CoordinatorWon Jin
- Martial Arts ChoreographerWon Jin
- Action DirectorWon Jin
- Costume DesignerJo Yun-mi
- EditorHahm Sung-won
- Sound SupervisorPark Deok-soo
- Script CoordinatorLee Ji-won
- ProducerKang Min-gyu
- Executive ProducerLee Seung-jae
- Makeup & HairHeo Jeong-im
- Line ProducerO Yeong-seok
- EditorKim Hyung-joo
- Special Effects SupervisorLee Jeong-su
- Short StoryKim Young-ha
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- infidelity
- police
- detective
- investigation
- murder
- mistress
- mature
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2005-12-02Β· Filmasia Film Festival
Also known as
International titles
- juhong GeulssiKR
- Juhong GeulshiKR
- ΠΠ»Π°Ρ Π±ΡΠΊΠ²Π°RU
- A... Scarlet LetterUS
- θ΅€θ²θ―±ζCN
- ζ±ηΊ’θ‘εCN
- ε₯ε₯ηζ δΊΊCN
